Hooded electric lamp.



'ininnte the perforated uiuSie UNITll.) STATES Piltlllftliititl tilltfl GERGE E. MLLER. OF TAKOM PARK, DISTRICT OE" COLUMBIA.

HOODED ELECTRIC LAIYIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tilcd March 8,

To (Ill whom 'it vnu/y romf'rn.:

Bo it known t'hnt l, Gnonon MILLER, :i citizen ot' the llnited States, und :i renidentof Tukonm Turk. in the, District' o't Colnnn bin. hure invented :i certain new :incl useful Hooded llectr'u.'v Lznnp7 o't which the following i@ :i sperilrntion,

lll,7 in\'ention 'relntes to electric lninpfw' ot thnt' typo whieh nre designed to ilhuninute u Certnin restrirted :treu :ind which nre hooded to prevent rut'hntingj light'y in other di in;l Suf-h portion oi. tho circumference :is muy he 'leSired. being' retuined to hood or ieet'ions. nu 'toi' instance toward the eyes o'l' the ohnerror or townrd tho Sui'tueo Ytroni `whioh it would he 1et'ler :ted in :i inzinner to intert'oro with ohservution of tho Iurtare in tended to he illuminated.

' Moro specitieully, my inrent'iou rolntes to u luinp ot thinv type hzlriu;` Selt vontuiued supporting ineun :ulziptingi' it to he intro- 'dnred hetweeu two opptwed wulls where it will support itselt by 'tirietiou with those C u l l 2" to hold it more tit-inl)v in ,nmulon. tho Clip \l invention will he t'nll)v understood wul Is.

upon rotereiu'tf to the :u'eoinpzurring druw ing; in whioll.

Figure l iS n View slu'nriiuf my `launp :xpplied to onel otl the uses yitor which it'l is adopted. Fig'. is u plzlu View oLt" the lzunp soon t'roin the ide of its` exposurey opening. Fi.,` 3 Combined hood und Support'`v nu internieclinte portion ot' which is omitted. Fig. 4 'is u tzrzlnsrerso w'tiou on the line -t-wl ot Fig. .2 boing' `in :i plnne inn.ie 'liut'ell\v in` renr of th(` lmnp sot-het :lud looking' townrd the lzitt'iet. Fig'. 5 is u View vorrespoinling to Fig. 2, hutI with the hunp omitted. showing n nioclitiont'ion einhodyiu;r n duplication ol the Sust'niuiug nieunu. Figi'. (3 :i vertical :xxinl Sctt'ion of one end ol' the support showing' :i inoditied vous! rn ^tion ot I ustnining menus.

The. hnnp eoinprise` n eoinliined hood :ind youpport' 1 prot'ernllly ot" elongated tuhulnr construction ot rolutirelv .@nnxll dizuneter, constructed to ret-(fire und upi 'ort' :in elee- /trie lzunp 2. :nul lnirin;v yuituhle inenns for inffi'onsinfr ithl length :und dorelol'ling Rulli` rient nd thrust or pressure to support itA hetlween two opposed wull l or txuzea sueh toi' instunee :is the widen .i ot" the trnelaei'ftmr opening)r o't u i'ilzrver-pinno where it will illuy heet. or between :my opposed tueel whieh hnppen to he uunorinted in loention with :in :iron 'to he. illluninuted. .B r eontruetilm the oonibined hood und support ot' proper length. the lmnp i@ zur enlarged 'nxisil ioeetion vot2 the i `Joield the light und prevent its rudintion, in dii-eet ions whieh would he olwetpt'ionnble. 'ted h5' tho nfsunl t'loxlblo Cable.

'f Il lending; Ytroni nu externul supplyeonneetion t2 nini' he avi-nred in the support l in any wuitulde ninnner. l prel'er to See'r'c itl 'by 1 ilitrmliuingil it endwiso into the tutnn': c Sup;

port und tlzunpingj it into position hy :i lip l `Herured to the support l by Serows 4a, whu-h ,'H'e'ren` nur r unping'e t'l.e lump Socket l Herring to re\'ont' sprezuling` of tho Sides under the iii-ensure of the ,Qerewn thus iniposed. tlr the elip -l may merel)v serve. the` purpose ot: tying' together the walls of tho exponiire openin;y while the iinpingenieut' of' the serewu it: hold the Vl-.unp tirniiy in p0- Sition 'l`o nmlie the hunp self suppoiftinojn tho Support l io prtnided with nnuns'. preter- :illli in the lorin ot' :in :i'xinltv tnovuhle leere or sleeves i so eoinhiuod with the, Volpport that oulwurd thrust' or pressure muy he imported to it7 sutlieient` to tiinil)T hind the hmuh t' tht` nupport' against tzwo oppmed wsdl,` :unl hold it' there by friction. 'lhe pret'irred nieunn 'tor neroinplihing this end is n. `pring' tt interposed between the telewoping purll und Ylo liinit the inoreinent ot' the piu-th4 l und .1 they nre reo'wetirel'r provided with n limiting` stop l :unl un enguging' slot 5, The hezulS 5 muy oe provided with nu)v uitul le nnztns tor inereurf'ing `t'rietion which will he. nele/ob ed neuordin;r to the r i/.e :nul weight of the lmnp to he :wipporteth lint l prtter to lince the luuds .3 with :i eus-hunting inediuni whieh niuy he olt nueh ehnrzurtei.' us t'o pro dnee neeesury trietion :unl :it the suino tiine prewnt dirdiguring the sui't'neen between which the derive .is to he Supported. 'lhe houd ."t inni he eonrenientlr litted in poniti'on by providing thein with eylindrieul exteiniom` 3" thnt' tit the tuhulnr nniinbers to which they nre upplied. The :spring tl llO l wholly separated from the support.

It will be understood that the longitudinal extension of the support serves not only the purpose of developing end thrust which holds the lamp in position, but it adapts the device for use between walls of varying distances apart. In order to increase the range of application thus secured, the device may, if preferred, be provided with two exten- .sible ends 5, as shown in Fig. 5.

I do not limit myself to the use ot a resilient thrust-developing` means as it will be understood upon reference to Fig. (5 that this result may be ineasurably realized (especially where special means are provided ior increasing friction). by employing a screw threaded connection l, 5l between the sleeve 5 and the tube l as shown. In using the screw thread however, I would prefer to construct the head 5 with spurs 5f and to have the head 5E* rotatable in the sleeve 5 so that the spurs could be embodied in the sustaining wall by:rotating the sleeve 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. An adjustably self-supporting lamp tor illuminating a restricted area comprising a tubular lamp inclosing and supporting member having a restricted exposure opening, and having means by which to develop end- Wise thrust adapting it to sustain itselit in angularly adjustable position between two opposed faces.

2. An adjustably self-supporting lamp tor illuminating a restricted area c nin rising a tubular lamp inclosing and supIun'tingmember having a restricted exposure opening, a lamp supported therein in position to emit its light through the exposure opening, a tubular member extensively mounted in telescoping relation to the lamp containing` and supporting member, means or developing an I.endwise thrust of the extension member relatively t0 the lamp inclosinfg` and supporting member, and abutting ends provided on the structure to adapt it to sustain itsel't in angular-ly adjustable position between two opposed faces.

3. In a lamp of the character described, the combination ot a tubular support having an exposure opening, as lamp tilted in said. support in position to emit its light through the exposure opening, and means tor frictionally supporting said lamp between opposed walls and pern'iitling ot' its angular adjustment therein whereby to direct' the rays ol light emitted through the opening, l. An adjustably self-supporting lainp comprising a main tubular lamp inclosing and supporting section having' an exposure opening in one side thereof, a lamp supported in said section in position to emit its light through said opening, an extension member telescoping with said main tubular section, and means contained within the main tubular section and the telescoping extension, for developing end thrust.

5. An adjustably. self-supporting lamp comprising' a main tubular lamp inclosing and supporting section having an exposure opening in one side thereof, a lamp supported in said section in` position to emit its light through said opening, an extension member telescoping with said main tubular section, and means contained within the main tubular section aud the teleseoping extension, for developing end thrust; said main tubular member being provided with a transverse wall separating the lamp containing portion trom the portion which contains the thrust dewloping means and forming an abut-ment for the latter.

.ln a lamp ot' the character described, the combination ot a main tubular section having an exposure opening in one side thereof, a. lamp supported in said section in position to emit its light through said opening, and a spring pressed sleeve fitted on one end ol said tubular section and coperating with the other end thereof to hold the device in frictional engagement between opposed walls and permit of its angular adjustment, whereby ito regulate the direction oit the rays of light emitted through said opening'.

T. A lamp support comprising a tubular body, a sleeve telescoping upon the end thereol", a spring abutment secured in the tubular body, a head secured in the sleeve, and a spring introduced between said abutment and head and forcing the sleeve outward relatively to the tubular body; said tubular body and sleeve being constructed with interengagiug slot and pin limiting means.

8. YIn a lamp oi the character described, the con'ibination of a tubular support, a lamp carried by said support and adapted to enter the same from one end, and an end closure for the end ot' the support through which the lamp is introduced; said tubular support and end closure being provided with a recess to'recei ve an electric conductor leading to the lamp.

t). A lamp ot' the character described com` prisingl a tubular support having a circumtereutial exposure opening, a lamp fitted in the tubular support in position to emit its tl O llt)

5 and Slet Screws uixoduced ihrmlgh the WM E. MLLER.

' Witnesses wir the Tube over n poyhou 05 ih@ lump. Himzvl'y KNIGHT,

The fuogmng speccation signed ntl HUGE M. STERLING. 

